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Hofstra University

How this student rated the school
Educational QualityB- Faculty AccessibilityD-
Useful SchoolworkC- Excess CompetitionF
Academic SuccessB- Creativity/ InnovationC-
Individual ValueF University Resource UseC+
Campus Aesthetics/ BeautyB+ FriendlinessB-
Campus MaintenanceA- Social LifeB-
Surrounding CityD+ Extra CurricularsB
SafetyC-
Describes the student body as:
Friendly, Snooty

Describes the faculty as:
Arrogant, Unhelpful, Self Absorbed

Male
Quite Bright
Lowest Rating
Excess Competition
F
Highest Rating
Campus Maintenance
A-
He cares more about Faculty Accessibility than the average student.
Date: May 14 2014
Major: Engineering Department (This Major's Salary over time)
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So at one point in my life I was considered brilliant, a 150+ I.Q. , but then a car accident and brain injury changed things. Im still capable of doing a lot but the advisors their dont help. For ex, I said I dont need to be overwhelmed because I have bad anxiety, and what does my advisor do??? He puts me into Calculus 3, Calc based physics and Matlab (an engineering math based on computers and computer language). So instead of challenging me with a few different courses, he puts me into 3 difficult math classes. My professor, who I confided in about my course load said "that was definitely the wrong thing to do, even for a person without anxiety." On the other hand my calc 3 teacher, is unreachable after class and outside his office hours. My classes were during his office hours, and he wasnt willing to give me 15 minutes. For ex: I had a question, he thought it was irrelevant and said talk to me after class ill help you. After class he says I have to go. He is also slow at grading tests. For ex: we had a double and triple integral test 2.5 weeks before the final, and he didn't get us the test back nor did he post a solution to the test. How is one to find out what areas he needs work on if you don't get your test back? He said " well its a lesson learned, take the class again." At 4500 per class I think not. The teachers constantly fail the students and then blame the students for not studying. Im sorry if 70% of the class is a C- or below, the teacher has a great deal to do with it. This University, as much as they want to be IVY league, will not be unless they remove the trash they have for teachers. I had a 3.9 GPA transferring in, and a 2.4 after one semester there. Their BIO department sucks, baaaaaaaaad! My brother going pre med, had a teacher who failed to teach the material. He zipped through slides without explaining anything (I mean 230 powerpoint slides for one test), the class average was 56 on the first test. So what does he do, he takes another teachers class average (a 79), combines his with hers, averages the two and then curves the test. That right there is coercion, hiding his failure to teach with one that could. So in the end he is getting relieved of that class, and during the final a student says" I smell fear and resentment up there," and the teacher says " you think thats funny, take a look at the test." Because he was getting relieved, he purposely made the test not passable to spite the department. Now you have a bunch of students who have to plea to have a grade adjustment, but in order to get into med school, you need B+ or better. In the end, you have a corporate lawyer running the school at a whopping $950,000 per year, and is turning it into a business rather than a educational institution. For the money go somewhere else, and experience a world away from Uniondale, which is riddled with crime.

Responses
responseWhile I feel terrible about your situation and wish you well wherever you end up, I don't think you're painting a fair picture of Hofstra University. Many of my classmates enjoy their professors and have had a good experience with academic advisement. They appreciate the flexability in changing majors and finding the right classes. The University has made great strides in improving off campus living and living on-campus is safe, there have been no major incidents reported.
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